31st INT. KITE FLIERS MEETING FANØ: 18-21 June 2015
Website + Drachen.org Website + Faergen.com Website + Google Map
Fanø Kite Festival Videoguide + Fanønatur National Park FB Photo Album
Ralf Maserski Photo Album
Youtube Videos by:- Henning Christiansen + Andree Ewest + Kite Builders
Gits Attending = Keith, Glenn, Gayle & Christian
Bon Voyage & Safe Returns to our intrepid Gits who went straight from Teston to catch Le Shuttle
FB Photo Albums:- Gayle - En route to Fanø + Gayle - At Fanø + Keith's Story
Lutz Treczoks visit and Clearance Sale CLICK HERE
Saturday 6.00pm - our first view of France as we emerge from le Tunnel - 1200KM to go...
Sunday (very early) Good Morning Minkey - on the road again
Sunday 5.00am Comfort Break - Aaah that's better!
Sunday - Change of Driver - We're on our way!
Sunday Brekkers - not quite the FEB but very tasty - wonder what Gayle had?
Sunday Morning - 349KM to go!
Beer Heaven is a place on Earth - well, Scandinavian Park near the Germany-Denmark border!
Sunday 1.30pm - Fano Ferry arriving ......Keith getting very excited
Sunday 4.00pm - finally at Fanø after 33 hours on the move - accommodation looks good!
- time for a beer!
and after that beer, Keith may have tried tried some liquorice vodka - but he can't remember...
Don't worry, Keith - "what happens in Fanø, stays in Fanø!"
Sunday 14th - First Fanø Sunset
Monday 15th - Walking back after a windy walk along the beach
Nice to see Glenn sampling the local cuisine - "Pommes Frites Med Mayonnaise"
Monday night - Axel says it's a bit nippy - so he needs a hottie - Awww!
I guess others will be taking medicinal anti-freeze 'just in case'
Then Axel took 'proper poorly' and had to go home early - very sad!
Purple Polar bear over Fano - lilla flyvende bjørn på Fanø
Tuesday 16th - It's not all kite flying up here, you know!
Minkey stands guard while the Gits prepare for an early night (eh?) - with beer of course!
Wednesday 17th - Time to explore the local shops - some strange stuff & some useful!
For some reason, one particular name sprang to mind when we saw this!
Lunchtime - and yesterday's chips had metamorphosed into something very scary...
Good Luck with that!!!
Back at the bungalow for a little power nap - it turned all moist outside
But then it cleared up again!
And we went out to play... managed a bit of KAP...
Played with our bols... and even managed a jolly group photo!
and when we'd had enough of that it was back to the bungalow for drinkies!
Thursday 18th - Anniversary of Waterloo - Early morning message from Keith:-
Day 5 Fano. It's not raining and the weather looks promising. A big thank you to all the wonderful kite flyers that I have met and those that I have been reacquainted with, for making my first few days in Fano so memorable. There is something about this place, time has no relevance, my internal clock doesn't know where it is, but it doesn't matter here, there is no schedule, no time table, it's just about the kite flying and making the most of those opportunities, when the weather permits. Yesterday we drove along the beach and hardly saw a soul, but once the sunshine came out the beach exploded with kite flying activity. It felt good to be amongst such a wonderful group of people, thank you.
Manni Haug took some great photos - thanks Manni!
What the heck are they doing? They call it Inbusschlüsselweitwurf... (Throwing The Allen Key)
Slight mishap when our Purple Powerhouse had a go - to quote the man "Well - it weighed 4.8 kilos!!!"
Keith & Christian went exploring...
Friday 19th - It looks as if they are having a "Pinkland Day" Facebook Page
But no pink elephants to be found! This shot borrowed from Fanø FB Album
It was quite windy! Keith needed help to keep Linda up - and then his peacock feather blew away...
Luckily Christian was able to run & catch it - and didn't spill a drop of beer when he went down!
What a beautiful place!
HOORAY!!!
Keith sent this as proof he remembered to give a kite book to Dick Toonen, for Patrik Koppen
And what better way to spend Friday evening than a few drinks with friends?
Keith tries to keep up with everything happening at Fanø...
- but he's no spring chicken and needs a nap now & then...
Saturday 20th - Early Sunshine and blue skies over Fanø, let's get down on the beach
Where is everybody? Keith had the sky to himself - and he went all the way...
and captured this beautiful KAP vista
Then back to the bungalow for Danish Brekkers - Dansk Morgenmad
Meanwhile, somewhere in Britain... Sandra & Andrew enjoyed a proper FEB
Saturday afternoon - The view from the dunes
Minkey made a new friend - Ape Leinenaffe - He's even got his own Facebook Page!
Ralf Beutnagel took some great photos - see his Facebook Album HERE
More splendid photos by Rainer Kregovski HERE
Saturday evening at the auction - they've gone almost teetotal!!!
Sunday 21st June = Summer Solstice = The Longest Day
Just enough wind to fly Taranis, so it had to be done! Facebook Album by Gayle:- Taranis Over Fanø
Taranis Ground Crew in action - the more the merrier!
All done - final inspection - looks good
Just before the launch - Absolutely NO WIND! Not even a teaser breeze!
Run Christian - RUUUUUUUUUNNN!!! . . . and up He goes - Majestic!
Well Done Christian! - but you do look totally knackered my friend!
There was just time to pack up Taranis and toast the successful Fanø Mission with Advocaat!
Although.... a little birdy tells me it was not ALL down to CBP muscle-power...
Then we catch the ferry and drive to Hamburg.... at Warp Factor 10!
... to pick up a hire car for Gayle & Christian (touring Europe for a bit)
- got stuck near the Flughaven in terrible traffic jam with roads closed!
We were sorry to miss the Midsummer's Day Bonfire (shades of 'The Wicker Man')
Monday 22nd June - visited Lutz & Lotte - very emotional - The Grumpy Old Gits have been given a very
nice present Louisa, we said we would fly her everywhere and think of Lotte and Lutz - Feeling very honoured
Glenn took some photos of Lutz's workshop and kite collection... it's all for sale
For a complete list of items for sale, please see this PDF File
For prices & availability, contact Klaus (a good friend of theirs) at Klaus.Koeppe(at)online.de
Bye-bye France . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hello England - Glenn can have a decent cup of tea at last!
That's it - the adventure is over - tonight we sleep in our own beds - Hooray!
1742.7miles, two train rides, two ferry rides, countless toilet breaks, trying to sleep in a car seat, wind in our faces, rain on our heads, sunshine in our faces, so many empty bottles, that we had to put them in so many bins, so as not to fill the rubbish bins, enough road works to last a lifetime and did I mention the road closures? Sand, sand and more sand, I'm certain I'll never get it all out of the van or the kites, ever, driving round and around Hamburg airport, getting lost too many times to mention and then not listening to Glenn, the Nagivator (tee-hee), but I would do it all again and again and again, to experience the wonderful atmosphere in Fanø, there is nowhere quite like it. the people, the kites, the wind and the huge expanse of drivable beach.
Sincere thanks to all at Fanø who looked after us and made us feel welcome.
FB Photo Albums:- Catherine Gabrel + Gayle En route to Fanø + Gayle At Fanø + Keith's Story
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